_—\ 


“A Week of Praper for 


filisstons Abroav 


March 27th to April $d, 1904 
—=29IN April 1903 Christian people in the 

<4) United States and Canada were asked 
j/ to unite in a week of special prayer for 
& Nj} missions abroad. ‘The response to this 
suggestion was so general and cordial that the 
Annual Conference of the Foreign Missions Boards: 
in the United States and Canada, meeting in New 
York in January, decided to repeat the request for 
these united intercessions during the week begin- 
ning March 27th and closing April 3rd 1904. 

To prayers for the non-Christian world it is 
suggested that there be added intercessions for the 
men and women who are giving their lives for 
missionary work, and for a wider recognition by 
Christians in the home land of the duty and 
privilege of sharing more fully the inspiring enter- 
prise of making our Lord known to the world. 

For the more helpful observance of the week it 
is suggested that the topics included in the 
Common Daily Prayer be used in connection with 
the subject given for each day in the Prayer Cycle 
on pages 2 and 3, and it is hoped that this spirit of 
prayer may be carried into daily or mid-week 
church services, and be given expression at parlor 
or neighborhood meetings in private houses on one 
or more evenings, at family prayers and in daily 
private devotions. 

Board of Foreign Missions, 156 Fifth Avenue, 
New York. Copies on application. 





Prayer Cycle 
ae 


1. The Evangelization of the World— 
Total population of the World, estimated, 
1,500,000,000. Nominal Christians, 500,- 
000,000. Non-Christians, 1,000,000,000. 
Native Christians— Protestant Adherents in 
non-Christian countries and tribes 4,514,592. 


Protestant Misionaries, 18,164. Native 
Workers, 78,350. Students in Christian 
Schools, 1,051,466. For missionaries; for 
the Native Churches; for all inguirers ana 
catechumens ; for greater faith in God, for the 
establishment everywhere of Christian homes 
and the Christian Church, and the preaching 
of the Gospel to every creature. 


2. Eastern Asia— Japan, China, Korea, Thibet 
and Siam. 
Total population, 454,000,000. Mission- 
arles, 3,862, or one to every 118,000 people. 
Native Workers, 8,637, Protestant Adherents, 
307,761, Students in Christian Schools, 
572464. 

3. Central and Western Asia—India, Afghanis- 
tan, Persia, Turkey, Arabia. 
Total population, 343,696,104. Mission- 
aries, 4,989, or one to every 70,000 people. 
Native Workers, 30,222, Protestant Adher- 
ents, 1,356,339... otudents in) Ghiiswan 
Schools, 492,716. 


Prapyerv Cycle 
YH 


. The Continent of Africa— 

Total population, 150,000,000. Missionaries, 
3,051, or one to every 50,o0opeople. Native 
Workers, 15,732,Adherents, 851,180, Pupils, 
205,047. 

. The Countries at Our Doors— Mexico and 
Central and South America. 

Total population, 54,595,562. Missionaries, 
994, or one to every 55,000 people. Native 
Workers, “1,927. Adherents, 142,208 
Pupils, 29,287. 


. For the Islands of the Sea—The Philippines, 
Hawaii, Cuba, Porto Rico, the South Seas, 
Madagascar. 

Total population 49,138,356. Missionaries, 
1,062, or one to every 46,000 people. Na- 
tive Workers, 11,706, Adherents, 652,651, 
Pupils, 267,097. 


. For Reinforcements—wzative and foreign—men 
ana women of prayer and purpose, constrained 
by the love of Christ, of good judgment and 
humility, who cannot but speak the things they 
have seen and heard. 


. For the Church, that every member of the body 
of Christ may have the mind of Christ regard- 
ing foreign missions and, abounding in the grace 
of giving, yield prompt obedience to the com- 
mand of our risen Lord. 


3 


AAnited Prayer for fHissions Abroad 


[raise 
@ For the unspeakable gift of God’s love; for the 
share He gives us in His work; for those He has 


delivered from the power of darkness and translatea 
into the Kingdom of His dear Son. 


Common Matly PBraper 
@ For a realization of the need of the non-Chris- 


tian world: its helplessness, its poverty, its material- 
ism, lust and superstition, the inadequacy of its 
religions ; its spiritual hopelessness. 

For a truer conception of the Mission of the 
Church ; for more consecration and sacrifice ; for 
a full surrender to the Lordship of Christ ; and that 
the Lord of the harvest will thrust forth laborers 
into His harvest. 

For the missionaries that they may have a con- 
tinual sense of Christ's presence; and may have 
greater access to the hearts of the people. 

@ For the native Church that it may grow in faith 
and love and fruitfulness; for more native workers. 
For the elevation of woman. 

For religious liberty and peace. 

@. For the evangelization of the whole world and the 
establishment of the Kingdom of Christ. 


rH 


«<That they might know Thee, the only true God, 
and Jesus Christ whom ‘Thou hast sent.”’ 


4 


